USD Football 1991

SNATCHING DEFEAT their quarterback is having a bad day, well, you might not get hurt if the game comes down to them having to complete a pass or two," Andrews said.

"Maybe their fullback has been running on you all day, but with the football game on the line and time running ou t, it's unlikely they'd be trying to run the ball. So they just about have to throw and you've got them where you want them." "If we're in our regular coverage all day and it's doing well, we just won't change it just to be changing it. " -Jerry Sandusky In last year 's Southern Miss- Southwestern Louisiana game- the one the former won on the final play-the win- ners couldn't have cut things any closer. Favre's final pass to Welch-a substitute who made a circus catch deep in the end zone over defenders-came on fourth and six from the 11. "I don't know if they were in a prevent defense or not," recalled a Southern Miss spokesman. "They didn't really have to be since they were stopping us pretty easily already. It was a great pass and a great catch that won that game for us, not our taking advantage of a different defense." •••

1\vo things that make the Prevent work: Smart coverage by the backs and a disruptive pass rush.

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